Help Identifying Cachet Artist On R.d. Miner Cover

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for help identifying the cachet artist on a Canadian cover mailed by R.D. Miner in the 1990s. The cover has mixed franking (Scott 274 and 929) and is addressed to Elliot Simons in Bellevue, WA, which matches other Miner correspondence.

The wildlife cachet is a detailed pencil drawing and is signed. The signature resembles "Edwin Tuts," but Miner also used several lesser#8209;known illustrators, so I'm hoping to confirm whether anyone recognizes this artist from other Miner covers.

I'd appreciate any insight on:

1. identifying the cachet artist

2. whether Miner ever worked with Edwin Tuts

3. scarcity or value if the attribution is correct

4. how to certify the attribution

Images of the cover and signature are attached.
Thanks for any guidance.

—Thomas

Dwayne is still in business. You could contact him directly...

Dwayne Miner
R.D. Miner Philatelics
Stampede City Stamps
304-301 14 Street NW
Calgary, AB,
T2N 2A1 Canada

Website: www.saskconnection.com

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Thank you for the contact info. I had searched the web but only found outdated contacts. I will contact Dwayne immediately.

Unfortunately, R.D. Miner is not responding to my inquiry. Anyone else have a suggestion for how to confirm the cachet's artist?

byrdsan

It does like Edwin's Tuts signature to me. I will look around and see if I can confirm.

Dianne

Dianne,

Thank you for whatever you find. I have compared the cachet signature with the signature on a Tuts painting taken from an online image and they do look very similar. I was hoping for a more authoritative confirmation but it seems that Tuts may not have left a record of his sketches. This cachet may be extremely rare since there also seems to be no record of one ever being offered for sale. Thanks for your interest.

Thomas